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Gaga

I'm glad for the costumery (as pop-star uniform goes, it beats bellybutton rings), and I like some of the choruses, but I am still unsmitten with the whole cloth of Lady Gaga's songs.

via www.saidthegramophone.com

That's Said the Gramophone about Lady Gaga (in the context of the inclusion of Kid Cudi's "Make Her Say" on their best songs of 2009 list). I'm in the same camp: I like Lady Gaga as an idea, and I think she's good (or, at least, interesting) for pop music, but I can't really get behind the songs.

The KLF, on the other hand...

Battles: "Atlas"

Thank you, shuffle, for bringing "Atlas" back to me this morning. This song is the best. (If you doubt me, just watch the build from 3:30 to 5:45.)

Dirty Projectors: "Useful Chamber"

via www.youtube.com

I saw the Dirty Projectors (again) live last month. It was a short show, but "Useful Chamber" was as incredible as ever.

Pulling the trigger

"This is the promise they all made in November," to contribute to change by getting more involved in the political process, he said. "I can't wait to pull that trigger on them."

The good news is that my dear friend, Anil Dash, has begun an exciting new venture that will only benefit from his expertise and passion. The bad news is that his unfortunate ending quote has probably caused the FBI to create an "Anil Dash" folder.

All joking aside, I only wish him the best of luck.

via www.dollarshort.org

Congratulations to Anil for such a fantastic and well-deserved opportunity!

Limone

A month passes. We go for a weekend away. At the hotel, a boy on a tricycle crashes into Joel.

"Limone," mutters Joel under his breath.

via Daring Fireball

Jon Ronson on the worst curse word in the world (and it's not "limone").